Angelina Jolie Champions Hollywood’s Next Generation at Cannes

Friday night time on the Cannes Film Festival, Angelina Jolie was once deemed a “godmother” on the glitzy Chopard Gala—however she was once dressed like a goddess in a white.

The respected actress and filmmaker was once on the town for Chopard’s Trophée, which was once began in 2001 via Caroline Scheufele, the president and inventive director of the jewellery logo, to have established actors and actresses spotlight thrilling new skill. This 12 months, the recipients of the gold-plated award—which is formed like a movie strip and is harking back to an eye band—have been French actress Marie Colomb and London-born Finn Bennett. Pay consideration to those names, because the awardees have a robust observe file, together with Mike Faist ultimate 12 months, plus actors together with Adèle Exarchopoulos, Logan Lerman, Florence Pugh, Marion Cotillard, and Léa Seydoux sooner than that.

Scheufele herself chooses the “godmothers” and “godfathers” (in earlier years, the designation was once given to Demi Moore, Robert De Niro, Julia Roberts, Julianne Moore, and Cate Blanchett). This 12 months’s VIP, Jolie, had everybody on the town humming (together with my taxi motive force, whose reaction to my said vacation spot was once to invite, “Angelina Jolie?”).

Finn Bennett even famous how extremely venerated he was once to obtain the award from godmother Jolie on Friday. “She’s not only [an incredible actor],” he stated. “Her work in humanitarian causes and ecological causes means she is someone who is always on the right side of history.”

Jolie confirmed that was once proper when she used her platform to focus on simply two motion pictures screening in Cannes, together with the haunting and gentle My Father’s Shadow, the directorial debut from Akinola Davies Jr. and the primary Nigerian movie to be decided on for pageant within the Cannes Film Festival, the place it premiered Sunday within the Un Certain Regard segment.

Jolie opened her speech via announcing, “I love international cinema. We are brought to other lands, and private moments, even on the battlefield. We connect and we empathize.” She added that not one of the target market there was once naive—many artists all over the world lack the liberty and safety to inform their tales, and plenty of have misplaced their lives. She named Fatima Hassouna, killed in Gaza on April 16 of this 12 months, and the topic of Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk, a documentary which premiered in Cannes on May 15, 2025 within the ACID parallel segment. She additionally paid tribute to Shaden Gardood, who was once killed in Sudan; and Viktoriia Amelina, killed within the Ukraine.

In the target market have been lots of the Cannes jury participants, together with Juliette Binoche and Jeremy Strong. Jury member Halle Berry wowed all with a luxurious Chopard snake necklace product of 12.21 carats of emeralds and 87.46 carats of diamonds set in 18-karat white gold. Quentin Tarantino was once additionally there, dressed in Chopard—as was once fashion/actress/singer and previous French First Lady Carla Bruni, who was once because of sing however determined to not on account of what she deemed a too-distracting thumping bass from the seashore membership subsequent door.

While the captivating Bennett and Colomb have been the respectable awardees, Jolie additionally gave the look to be appearing as unofficial godmother to Italian actress and world sweetheart Alba Rohrwacher, a member of the Cannes jury and up to date costar of Pablo Larraín’s Maria starring Jolie. The two girls hugged deeply when Jolie arrived and appeared overjoyed to be reunited on the glowing celebration.